Intro. to Physics (CC Cycle 2)

Target Age/ Grade: 1st-3rd Grade

Books Needed:
Homeschoolcollection.com- Physical Science (free online)

Time Required:
12 weeks @ 2 days/ week

Overview:
I do not claim to know much about Physics or even science in general, at all! I have simply compiled information from people who do know about these things in such a way that my kids can gain a basic understanding. This unit was created to go along with Classical Conversations Cycle 2 science, Weeks 13-24. I did it with a 1st & 3rd grader, but you could probably cater it to older or younger kids. We do science 2 days a week-- reading one day & hands-on experiments another. You could easily combine these into one long science day or spread it out over 4 or 5 days.

Lessons:

Week 1- States of Matter

Week 2- Acids vs. Bases

Week 3- Forms of Energy

Week 4- Newton's 1st Law of Motion

Week 5- Newton's 2nd Law of Motion

Week 6- Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

Week 7- 1st Law of Thermodynamics

Week 8- 2nd Law of Thermodynamics

Week 9- 3rd Law of Thermodynamics

Week 10- Characteristics of Light

Week 11- Flow of Heat

Week 12- Electricity